The Rivers Own
Chris Knight
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D G D The lines on my father''s faceA D Ran deep as creek beds on our placeG And the river ran right through hisD soulA But I know at times it tooks itsD tollG When the crops would flood we lived on fishD A D But never did my father wishG To leave the land his life flowedD fromA D The river and my dad were one [Chorus]Bm G And I''m one of the river''s ownA It''s current down inside me isBm G strongD A Bm And it''s up to me to carry onG A D ''Cause I''m one of the river''s own [Verse]Continúa después del anuncioG D As a kid I watched the river flowA Yeah, I admired the way it rockedD and rolledG D Dad was proud I was a river rat But that''s where our common groundA D ended atG ''Cause I seen those city lights downstreamD A And they drew me in when I wasD seven teenG D I went everywhere that river runsA D Yeah, me and that river we were one [Chorus]Bm G And I''m one of the river''s ownA It''s current down inside me isBm G strongD A Bm And it''s up to me to carry onG A D ''Cause I''m one of the river''s own [Verse]G D Two years ago dad passed awayA And I''ll never forget thatD mournful dayG D Then a lawyer read me out his willA It said son, it''s time for you toD be stillG Then a week ago a government manD A Tried to pay me off to flood ourD landG And I did just what my dadD would''ve doneA D ''Cause me and that river we are one [Chorus]Bm G And I''m one of the river''s ownA It''s current down inside me isBm G strongD A Bm And it''s up to me to carry onG A D ''Cause I''m one of the river''s own